Network of Lies
Brian Stelter
- 14 november 2023
- 9781668046906
Samenvatting:
The New York Times bestselling author of Hoax [a] rare look inside the profoundly influential (The New Republic) Fox Newsreturns with an even more explosive account of the networks blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public, and influence our elections .
In the wake of Joe Bidens unequivocal victory against Donald Trump in the 2020 election, Fox News anchors started to panic. They swapped out the truth about Biden for lies about Trump, and their stories about voting irregularities and rigged systems fueled a fire of misinformation, hate, and even violence.
Now, facing unprecedented billion-dollar defamation lawsuits, and with the 2024 election rapidly approaching, Fox is in hot waterand its only getting hotter. With the lawsuits dragging the networks shameful secrets into the lightsuch as Tucker Carlsons passionate hatred for Donald Trump and Sean Hannitys contempt for own colleaguesthe future of the network, and the Republican Party, hangs in the balance.
Featuring Brian Stelters signature thorough and damning ( The New York Times) investigative prowess and filled with outrageous behind-the-scenes details, Network of Lies is a page-turning, urgent examination of the insidious ways the media is damaging our democracyand what we must do to preserve it.